U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are likely to agree to work to open up travel between the 2 nations “as soon as possible,” the British government mentioned in a statement late on Wednesday.
Biden, who arrived in England on Wednesday for his first abroad journey as president, will meet with Johnson in Cornwall on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies that begins Friday, the statement mentioned.
U.S. and UK airline officials mentioned they don’t expect Washington to lift restrictions till around July 4 at the earliest.
Airlines and others have pressed the administration to lift the restrictions on most non-U.S. citizens who’ve been in Britain, the 26 Schengen nations in Europe without border controls, Ireland, China, India, South Africa, Iran, and Brazil.
One key aim will be resuming safe travel, the UK statement mentioned. Before the pandemic, more than 5 million Britons visited the US and more than 4.5 million Individuals visited Britain every year – more than any other nation.
A new travel task force would make suggestions on safely reopening travel and making certain that Britain and the US work closely on international travel policy going ahead.
“The UK and US links are not only crucial for our people, but they also create and sustain jobs across and throughout our two natiions,” the statement said.
